Hamilton Defeat Depression

ntal health organizations deliver services and supports. The Objectives of the Defeat Depression Campaign are to:
- Raise awareness, acceptance and understanding of mental illnesses
- Raise funds to support local mental health organizations provide services for individuals living with mental illness and their families
- Develop and share resources and supports
- Build a larger mental health network of communities
- Develop increased coordination between communities to defeat depression
- Grow the campaign to new communities
- Reduce stigma and create an environment that encourages people to come forward for early intervention and treatment
Open to Everyone: The Defeat Depression team was thrilled with the overwhelming response to the first pan-Canadian Campaign, and we encourage Canadians to participate again in 2013.